Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – HIV/AIDS testing is now mandatory in public health institutions as the Zambian Government acts to prevent further loss of life from the pandemic which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives since the mid-1980s, President Edgar Lungu has announced.
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Paris, France (PANA) – An unacceptably high number of people continue to develop and die of AIDS-related diseases across sub-Saharan Africa, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned.
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Paris, France (PANA) - UNAIDS has welcomed the launch of the End AIDS Coalition (EAC), a strong collaboration of leading AIDS experts, scientists, clinicians, policy-makers, faith leaders, business leaders and activists determined to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. Full text...

Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has congratulated the Kingdom of Swaziland on the findings of the Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey (SHIMS 2) announced by the Swazi Prime Minister, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, on Monday.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has released a new report showing that for the first time the scales have tipped as more than half of all people living with HIV (53%) now have access to HIV treatment.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Monday revealed that Ghana has pledged US$ 200,000 to support its work, indicating that the pledge was made at the close of the 40th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB), which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 27 to 29 June, 2017.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) “To effectively end AIDS in an inclusive manner that leaves no one behind, we need both women and men to engage meaningfully in decision-making and implementation of the AIDS response at all levels,” says Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Ghanaian Minister of Health and Chair of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Without an end to discrimination there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic. Everybody must have access to essential health and education services without fear of being harassed, mistreated or rejected," the words of the First Lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo de Varela, at the opening session of the 40th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The German Government will double its funding to UNAIDS in 2017-2018, to 5 million per year, Gerd Müller, the German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, assured on Tuesday at the 40th Meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, being held in Geneva, Switzerland.Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A three-day meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, the 40th in the series, began on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, according to the UNAIDS media channel.Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against a strong HIV/AIDS prevalence in Libya in view of the security chaos that caused the disintegration of its health system.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Coordinating Board has stressed the need for sustained investment, strengthened commitment, partnerships and innovation to enable more countries to accelerate the delivery of services to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
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New York, US (PANA) - The world will never achieve the end of AIDS without bold actions to advance the human rights of the people left furthest behind, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Friday.
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New York, US (PANA) - New HIV infections among adolescents are projected to rise from 250,000 in 2015 to nearly 400,000 a year by 2030 if progress stalls in reaching adolescents, a report released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday.
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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has implored the nation to unite in fighting the HIV scourge saying a collective effort is needed coupled with individual responsibility.
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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need to stop stigma and abuse against those living with HIV/AIDS and to ensure that they receive the care, treatment and protection they are entitled to.
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New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Monday stated that countries are getting on the UNAIDS' Fast-Track Approach, with an additional one million people accessing treatment in just six months (January to June 2016). Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund on Friday signed a US$30 million grant to reduce new HIV infections in Angola, while also increasing antiretroviral therapy coverage and ensuring better adherence to treatment. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - In the recognition of the key role that the media play in the Fast-Track response to ending the AIDS epidemic, Cai Mingzhao, the President of Xinhua News Agency has been presented with the UNAIDS Leaders and Innovators Award at an event held during a joint cooperation visit to Xinhua headquarters in Beijing, China.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Ten community-based organizations from different parts of the world, including Africa, have won the "2016 Red Ribbon Award" for their inspiring work towards ending or reducing the impact of the AIDS epidemic.
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New York, US (PANA) - As the 21st International AIDS Conference wrapped up in Durban, South Africa, the Deputy Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS), Luiz Loures, called for ending discrimination against patients, especially those from the most vulnerable populations, as well as bolster more HIV care and resources to end the epidemic.Full text...

Durban, South Africa (PANA) - A new global push to end paediatric AIDS by 2020 has been launched at the 21st International AIDS Conference, the world’s largest forum devoted to any single health or development issue, said the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday.
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New York, US (PANA) - A strong faith response is critical to achieving the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Fast-Track Targets by 2020 and to ending AIDS by 2030, UNAIDS said in a statement, obtained by PANA in New York on Wednesday.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) says an average of 29 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 are infected with HIV every hour, calling for a redoubling of prevention and treatment efforts.
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Wednesday saluted AIDS victim, Nkosi Johnson, whose fight against the disease touched the hearts of millions of people around the world. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Consultative Experts Meeting of AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) has welcomed the recently adopted UN Political Declaration on Ending AIDS and urged African governments to include the political declaration in their national strategic plans for AIDS response and also toward ending the AIDS epidemic. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Coordinating Board has stressed the need for accelerated action, increased investment, intensified partnerships and innovation in community-led service delivery to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
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New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Government of Belgium have signed a new multi-year funding agreement for 2017–2020 to enhance the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has told a High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on ending HIV/AIDS that Africa is strongly committed to fight pandemic.
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New York, US (PANA) - Mayors from different parts of the world, in collaboration with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Fast-Track cities partners, UN-Habitat and the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC), on Monday in New York convened a one-day event on ending the AIDS epidemic in cities by 2030.
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New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has stressed the need for the inclusion and full participation of civil society organizations at the 2016 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, holding from 8 to 10 June in New York.
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New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), on Wednesday called for greater investments and increased collaboration among governments, the scientific community and the private sector to advance research towards finding an effective HIV vaccine.
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New York, US (PANA) - African ministers of health, deputy ministers and senior HIV programme officials have called on the international community to make ending the pediatric AIDS epidemic a global political priority.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the 2016 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, the co-facilitators of the meeting, Ms. Patricia Mwaba Kasese-Bota, Permanent Representative of Zambia to the UN, and Mr. Jurg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN, have released the zero draft of the 2016 Political Declaration on the Fast-Track to end AIDS and ensure sustainable development.Full text...